The "koala stress syndrome" and adrenal responsiveness in the critically ill

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1805-1806

  Marik, Paul E ^a   Levitov, Alexander ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; KOALA STRESS SYNDROME; SHOCK; SYNDROME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; SYNDROME;

EID: 78650417948     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-1974-6     Document Type: Editorial

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